 | Madonna Like a Prayer
3.9
excellent
| Ranking: #51 for 1989 | |
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| 5.0 classic | fio373 | July 22nd 16 |
Definitely Madonna's best album if not one of the best of all time. Each track is memorable, catchy, personal and beautifully orchestrated. The only song I don't like is Cherish but apart from that a 5/5.
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| 3.0 good | Gyllenhaalic | July 15th 08 |
"Like A Prayer" has been critically rewarded and praised as one of the best pop albums in history. The title track surely is a spiritual experience and musical orgasm, but what's about the rest? "Express Yourself" is a cheesy 'feel good' anthem with an annoying 'please clap your hands' chorus. "Cherish" must have been mistakably put on the record. It's pure fabric softener. So is "Dear Jessie", one of the most crackbrained tracks Madonna ever had... so what makes this album outstanding except the title track?
Well it surely must be the Prince collaboration "Love Song", a sassy and soulful 'get me into bed' songs with slight dissonances. Or is it "Till Death Do Us Part" the only uptempo track which works on that album? It's driven, fast-paced and dynamic. Partly dark and haunting. Excellent!
Well, the ballads must top the album off but none of them is simply mindblowing like "Live To Tell" was... "Spanish Eyes" comes quite close to the intensity of Madonna's most perfect ballad ever done. The hispanic feeling to it is at least something that makes it memorable.
"Like A Prayer" is a real hit or miss. It contains such rubbish as pearls and you're obviously twisted between 'hmmm, is it a good album or is it just the few burners which made it a classic?'. Well I don't know... on average it must be a good album for sure. But it misses a lot of quality to be a classic.
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| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | December 17th 22 |
Surprised this doesn't have a review yet, might have to try and do one at the beginning of the year
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| 4.0 excellent | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | September 23rd 22 |
Fun and dancey. I came to this not quite realising the roots or spread of Madonna's popularity. Now what I know. This is great.
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| 3.5 great | Bedex | September 17th 21 |
Tbf it has been a long while since i jammed the preceding records, but this certainly does not feel like her best ever. The record hesitates between super cool Nile Rodgersy tracks where it really shines (especially the jammy 2 and 9), ballads that are mostly okay but kinda don't work with the rest (5, 8 kinda, 10 despite it's great itr), a short spell of musical-sounding tracks that kinda work (7 and 8 again, with the semi-classical transition between the two being the highlight, and the hook of 8 being another highlight), and several okay but not jammy but still fun songs (1 after it's intro 'riff' yes, 4,6). Oh and there is also a random outro track that is frankly unnecessary, and 3 with drums that are cool to see in 1989 with a strong Rnb feeling, and that gets quite nice in the last third with the added vocals and elements, but that isn't all that convincing for the first half. The resulting record is great if you cherry pick the tracks, but also kind of erratic and not so convincing on the whole despite having a couple solid jams and several good tracks. 3.6
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| 4.0 excellent | NuclearSplog | February 19th 21 |
it's beyond and above most pop albums, i just wish stupid crap like "express yourself" wasn't on it. thank god for "oh father" though, that song moves me to tears every time
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| 3.5 great | GetOutOfMyHouse | June 20th 14 |
This is when the artsy face of Madonna sets in. Look no further than track no. 3, Prince's ersatz song for Madonna, for faux-musical expansion. The title track is perfect, Express Yourself is catchy, the rest is unevenly ok. I'll take True Blue.
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| 5.0 classic | Iliana | December 8th 12 |
Hardcore and outspoken.Madonna's second personal album along with "Ray of Light"..She expresses her extreme point of view about religion,her conflicts with her father and conservatism generally...
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| 2.5 average | inflames666 | April 10th 09 |
this album is super overrated...dont buy any madonna.....ur better off buying almost anything else....try some zeppelin...
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